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| location | New York, NY | |
| age | 33 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 5 months |
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Feb 4 |
awarded | Editor |
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Feb 4 |
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In Bridge, what are “proper” responses to a “strong” 2 club bid? added 270 characters in body |
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Feb 4 |
awarded | Critic |
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Feb 4 |
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In bridge, does it make sense to “tighten” or 'loosen" up on bidding depending on vulnerability? When vulnerable, the game bonus goes up more than the penalties for undertricks. At IMPs, you should bid "40% games" -- that is, games that have a 40% chance of making vs going one down. Quick math: assume you make either 9 or 10 tricks in a major suit. If it's 9, and you bid game and your opponents stay out, it's -100 vs -140 for 6 imps lost. If it's 10, and you bid game and your opponents stay out, its +620 vs -170 for 10 imps. That means you should favor being in game if your odds of making are better than 6:10 = 37.5%. So it's not necessarily the case that you should be tighter when vuln. |
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Feb 3 |
answered | When should a bridge defender return the second, rather than fourth highest card in suit? |
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Feb 3 |
comment |
Battlestar Galactica: what is the most critical resource? In our gaming group, we have a saying: " humans never lose on food." It's not quite literally true, but it's very rare. |
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Feb 3 |
answered | In Bridge, what are “proper” responses to a “strong” 2 club bid? |
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Feb 3 |
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In bridge,should a responder devalue her hand if short in opener's suit? I don't like 4C at all. Responder has a nice easy 3NT because 2NT showed all the values he had and he doesn't have his own suit nor spade support. However, I agree with @woodchips that responder's first bid should have been a waiting 2D. |
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Feb 3 |
answered | In bridge, can “good” players get away with bidding “light”? |
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Sep 26 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Apr 3 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Dec 17 |
comment |
Why is the strong 1NT so prevalent in Bridge? This is less relevant when the "strong hand" has 12-14 points than when it has 15-17. In a game-going auction, both hands are of roughly equal strength, and so which hand is the declarer is less relevant. |
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Dec 17 |
answered | Why is the strong 1NT so prevalent in Bridge? |
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Dec 16 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Dec 16 |
awarded | Student |
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Dec 16 |
answered | Best opening in Hansa Teutonica? |
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Dec 16 |
asked | Best opening in Hansa Teutonica? |
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Dec 16 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
